Indravasu Explained

Indravasu
Apracha King (Gāndhārī: Apacaraja)
Reign:	1st century (c. 15 CE)
Predecessor:	Vijayamitra
Successor:	Vispavarma
Spouse:	Vasumitra
Dynasty:	Apracharajas
Father:	Vijayamitra
Religion:	Buddhism

Indravasu (Kharosthi: '^[1]) was an Apracharaja ruling in Gandhara with his capital in Bajaur of modern Pakistan. He succeeded the previous Apracharaja, Vijayamitra in 32 CE.

Rukhana reliquary

See main article: Rukhana reliquary. He is mentioned in a recently discovered inscription in Kharoshthi on a Buddhist reliquary (the "Rukhana reliquary", published by Salomon in 2005), which gives a relationship between several eras of the period, and especially gives confirmation of a Yavana era in relation to the Azes era. He was the son of king Vijayamitra.

Silver Buddhist reliquary of Prince Indravarma

See main article: Apracaraja Indravarman's Silver Reliquary. He is also mentioned as king of the Apracas on another inscription:

Notes

1. [Richard G. Salomon (professor of Asian studies)|Richard Salomon]

References

• Baums, Stefan. 2012. “Catalog and Revised Texts and Translations of Gandharan Reliquary Inscriptions.” In: David Jongeward, Elizabeth Errington, Richard Salomon and Stefan Baums, Gandharan Buddhist Reliquaries, p. 212–213, 233–234, Seattle: Early Buddhist Manuscripts Project (Gandharan Studies, Volume 1).
• Baums, Stefan, and Andrew Glass. 2002– . Catalog of Gāndhārī Texts, nos. CKI 241 and CKI 405
• Book: Senior , R.C. . Indo-Scythian coins and history. Volume IV. . 2006 . Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. . 978-0-9709268-6-9.